The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-21


.ad paid s. for the spectacles which
were worth about two bits. The al
legged swindlcr has not yet been caught.
SHERMAN, Tex, Dec. 2 i. "A man
claiming to be from Dallas and giving
the name of c. A. Smeers fell with
hcmorrhage of tho lungs Tuesday
morning. Work has been resumed on
the coal shat, at Pottsboro.
TERRELL, Tex. Dec. 2c.-Thc last
few DAYS of beautiful sunshine caused
bright smiles from everybody. The
roads are much better and business is
opening more briskly. The new well
for the water works is going to be a
success. The drilling force have struck
a fine vein of water.
MANGUM. Tex, Dec. 2'--The first
snow OF the season has fallen-but lit
tie more than heavy frost--and 1t was
all gone before 10 O'Clock mex morning.
Stock is still holding up vel! and fine
beevcs are yet on the range. The
county's public building will soon be
complete. Workmen are putting ON
the root, and the plastering is well an
der way. A visit to the office of the
county Judge disclosed the fact that
the State now pays bounty on wolf
and wildcat scalps, and some eight or
ten were on hand that had been brought
in.
JEFFERSON. Tex, Dec. 2..-Business
is somewhat dull for the season, on
account of the almost impossible roads.
| Up to date Jefferson has received by
wagon S7l6 bales of cotton at the
various warehouses. OF this amount
$3.50 have been shipped, leaving the
stock on hand 2lS6 bales The COM
press up to this date has pressed 10, 700
bales, making as it will be seen. an
unusually good showing for Jefferson.
The crop is supposed to be about half
in. Jefferson is acknowledged to be
the best cotton market in this section
of the State.
CARTHAGE, Tex, Dec. ALFRED
Shepherd, negro boy, who has been
carrying the mail between this place
and Henderson is charged with break
ing into the poslofiice at Pine Hill
Thursday night stealing two registered
letters and about $50. He is now UNI
der arrest.
SHERMAN, Tex, Dec. 2-.-ln the
District Court Tuesday John Grant,
colored, received five years in the State
prison for IN assault with intent to kill
man named Kelly during fire at
Dcnison. Ayoung man named Wilson
was accidentally shot in the left arm
Tuesday afternoon.
LEONARD, Tex, Dec. IA freight
train with eight boxes was ditched
Monday about three miles south OF
here. Nobody hurt, but considerable
damage to railroad property and
freight.
MINEoLA, Tex, Dec.-r'. - VIII
Parish. who carries the United States
mail from Mineola to Mt. Sylvan
Smith county. was halted by three
masked hghwaymen in the Sabine bot
tom Monday about 2 o'clock, and made
to deliver up the mail pouch. The
robbers cut open the pouch and found
but one registered package. which was
from Merkle, Tex. to j. p. Allen
Garden Valley. Tex. j. W. Jarvis,
postmas ter at Garden Valley, came to
Mineola to report the robbery to q
Deputy United States marshal. Mr..
Jarvis has an idea who the robbers are
but refuses to express an opinion
Parish says the robbers wore masks or
their faces. and that two were white
men and one was a negro.
ABILENE, Tex, Dec. n.-lt is re
markable to see what change ba'
been wrought hero since the recen
good rains and the big snow. Conf
dcnce In the country is fully restored
and parties that were anxious TO sci
real estate n short tinr, ago are nov
seeking investments. Such expression
are heard in the streets as. The coun